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3 Book Marketing Misconceptions and What to Do instead

3 Book Marketing Misconceptions and What to Do instead

Today I’m sharing a post I wrote for Jane Friedman’s blog. Show of hands, writers, how many of you love book marketing? I can’t see through your screen, but I know very few of you have your hands up. Authors hate what they think marketing is. Like most writers, I was not initially thrilled with […]

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What Marketing Tactics Actually Impact Book Sales? 3 Best Author Marketing Strategies to sell more Books - Guest post my Erika Sargent, the Author Marketer

What marketing tactics actually impact book sales?: The Three Best Author Marketing Strategies to Sell More Books

Today’s guest post is from Erika Sargent, the Author + Marketer, who shares insights on the best author marketing strategies to sell more books. Instagram. TikTok. YouTube. Facebook. Pinterest. LinkedIn. Reddit. These are just a few social media rabbit holes your readers can fall down.  Outside of social media, there are so many other distractions

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Support maui and Win: Bookish Maui Wildfire Relief Auction

One of the things I love about the writing community is how they pitch in when help is needed. Maui has been devastated by wildfires, so a group of authors put together the Books For Maui, a bookish wildfire relief auction to support the community groups working on the ground to provide relief. I donated

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How to Block ChatGPT from Your Website (So Your Content Isn’t in Their AI)

How to block ChatGPT from your website (so your Content isn’t in their AI)

ChatGPT just released directions on blocking them from using your website to train their AI. Writers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs especially should consider blocking ChatGPT on their websites. Yesterday I scrapped my morning plans to tell as many people as possible. Today I’m taking a bit more time to explain why it was important enough

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